Alameda launched its zero waste planning process in March with a series of community workshops to identify the opportunities and constraints to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through zero waste initiatives.

At the workshops in March, stakeholders identified many opportunities to improve recycling in Alameda, including:

The City of Alameda has partnered with the Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda to sponsor a series of community workshops to identify the policies and programs that we will need to reach zero waste (or close to it).

On June 11th, 2009 we will be holding the workshops — one in the morning focused on businesses, one in the afternoon at a school site and one in the evening addressing community-wide issues.